Gold Coast a fraud mecca: police and other top stories

Gold Coast a fraud mecca: police

THE Gold Coast has become a mecca for investment scams run from pop-up call centres, police say. THE fraud squad on Friday arrested a 54-year-old Southport man who had allegedly been operating a so-called "boiler room" or call centre running a scam ... >> view original

Court rules NAB unable to recover Gold Coast millions due to breach of banking ...

Customers and small businesses taking on their banks over rip-offs have won a massive boost after a landmark court ruling that requires financial institutions to stick to their own code of conduct. In a judgment that has sparked predictions of major ... >> view original

Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker ready for second act against Gold ...

But after out-playing the Gold Coast speedster in Country's win over City last Sunday, Croker is expecting a tougher task at Canberra Stadium on Saturday against the NRL's most dangerous outside back this year. Roberts is the competition's equal ... >> view original

Man dies after Gold Coast balcony fall

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said paramedics were called to Hanlan Street, Surfers Paradise about 2.40pm after reports a man had fallen from a balcony. She said he was found dead at the scene. Several neighbours said they heard the ... >> view original

Runaway pram baby recovering in Gold Coast hospital

"This was just an accident and they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time," he told the Gold Coast Bulletin. He said the family wanted to speak with the driver to understand what happened. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers ... >> view original

Bikie brawl trial to resume on Gold Coast

The trial of a Bandido bikie accused of being involved in a mass brawl on the Gold Coast will resume on Tuesday. Peter Mauric, 45, was allegedly one of around 40 Bandidos members and associates who gathered outside a busy Broadbeach restaurant ... >> view original

Jetstar to fly China to Gold Coast

Jetstar Australia and New Zealand chief executive David Hall said the new flights would deliver substantial economic benefits to tourism and hospitality operators in the Gold Coast by opening up a direct link to one of the biggest travel markets in the ... >> view original

Car hits baby in a pram on Gold Coast

A car has hit a baby in a pram that rolled down a driveway and onto the road on Queensland's Gold Coast. The 11-month-old girl in the pram was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition with a broken leg and cuts to her head. >> view original

Splits emerge as more Gold Coast Suns players caught up in alcohol row

It also appears Gary Ablett's days as captain of Gold Coast are numbered. As the club moved into damage control on Tuesday, it communicated news of the players' suspensions through a group of club leaders – not including Ablett – who briefed the ... >> view original

Greg Bird of the Gold Coast Titans becomes one of the NRL's most suspended ...

The New South Wales and Gold Coast enforcer was suspended until mid-July for his lifting tackle on Kiwi winger Jason Nightingale in the Kangaroos' Test loss on Sunday. The ban means he will miss the entire State of Origin series. Bird pleaded guilty to ... >> view original